TABLE 2. Turning all disease and non-disease programs into a problem, a novel technique used by the PAHO-adapted Hanlon method to include both disease and non-disease programs in priority setting.

	Disease programs	Non-disease programs
Consideration	A disease is a bad thing	A health system or public health intervention is a good thing
Defining “a problem”	High “access” to a disease, and especially a serious disease	Low access to a good program
Defining “no problem”	Little or no disease	High access to a good program
Measuring “size of problem”	Size of problem refers to a high prevalence or incidence of disease	Size of problem refers to the lack of resources or coverage of the program
Measuring “seriousness of problem”	Seriousness refers to worsening problem, severity, economic loss, and negative impact due to disease	Seriousness refers to worsening problem, severity, economic loss, and negative impact due to lack of program or program deficiency
Measuring “effectiveness of intervention for problem”	Effectiveness of intervention refers to effective ways to reduce the problem (disease)	Effectiveness of intervention refers to effective ways to reduce the problem (lack of coverage or program deficiency)

Source: Prepared by the authors from the study results.